Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

NFL Running Back Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Running Back?
How it works

Top Conferences

Conference # Salary
1. SEC 29 $91.3M
2. Big Ten 26 $57.9M
3. Big 12 20 $45.9M
4. ACC 17 $41.4M
5. AAC 5 $22.1M
6. MWC 4 $9.8M
7. FCS 7 $9.2M
8. C-USA 1 $6.8M
9. Independent 1 $6.3M
10. MAC 3 $4.8M
11. Sun Belt 2 $2.8M

Top Colleges

College # Salary
1. Alabama 5 $32.1M
2. Wisconsin 4 $23.1M
3. Georgia 5 $17.5M
4. Memphis 3 $14.8M
5. Oklahoma State 4 $14.4M
6. Iowa State 3 $14M
7. Tennessee 3 $12.3M
8. Boise State 4 $9.8M
9. Texas 4 $9.4M
10. North Carolina 4 $8.4M
11. Stanford 1 $8.4M
12. Penn State 2 $7.9M
13. Clemson 2 $7.3M
14. Oklahoma 2 $7.1M
15. UTEP 1 $6.8M
16. Pittsburgh 1 $6.5M
17. Notre Dame 1 $6.3M
18. Florida Atlantic 1 $6.3M
19. Western State College Colorado 1 $5M
20. Arizona State 2 $4.7M
21. Michigan State 3 $4.6M
22. Ohio State 2 $4.1M
23. South Carolina 2 $3.6M
24. Michigan 3 $3.3M
25. Toledo 2 $2.8M
26. Purdue 2 $2.6M
27. TCU 2 $2.6M
28. Auburn 2 $2.6M
29. Harvard 1 $2.5M
30. Georgia Tech 1 $2.3M
31. BYU 2 $2.2M
32. Iowa 2 $2.2M
33. Kentucky 2 $2.2M
34. Oregon 2 $2.1M
35. Rutgers 2 $2M
36. Maryland 1 $2M
37. Central Michigan 1 $2M
38. Syracuse 2 $1.9M
39. UCLA 1 $1.9M
40. Cincinnati 1 $1.8M
41. Louisiana-Lafayette 1 $1.8M
42. Texas A&M 1 $1.5M
43. Maine 1 $1.4M
44. Florida State 1 $1.4M
45. UCF 1 $1.3M
46. Florida 1 $1.3M
47. Boston College 1 $1.2M
48. Kutztown University 1 $1.2M
49. Louisville 1 $1.1M
50. Virginia Tech 1 $1.1M
51. Illinois 1 $1.1M
52. Utah 1 $1.1M
53. Sacred Heart 1 $1.1M
54. Southern California 1 $1.1M
55. North Dakota State 1 $1M
56. East Carolina 1 $1M
57. Youngstown State 1 $1M
58. Marshall 1 $1M
59. North Carolina State 1 $1M
60. Fort Valley State University 1 $1M
61. South Dakota State 1 $1M
62. New Hampshire 1 $998.8K
63. Missouri 1 $968.8K
64. Kansas State 1 $949.7K
65. Kansas 1 $902.8K
66. Texas Tech 1 $901.3K
67. SMU 1 $876.9K
68. Arizona 1 $866.4K
69. LSU 1 $845K

AAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tony Pollard Memphis Titans RB $8.5M
2. Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic Giants RB $6.3M
3. Antonio Gibson Memphis Patriots RB $4.5M
4. Kenneth Gainwell Memphis Steelers RB $1.8M
5. Keaton Mitchell East Carolina Ravens RB $1M

ACC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Christian McCaffrey Stanford 49ers RB $8.4M
2. James Conner Pittsburgh Cardinals RB $6.5M
3. Travis Etienne Clemson Jaguars RB $6.2M
4. Omarion Hampton North Carolina Rams RB $3.2M
5. Javonte Williams North Carolina Cowboys RB $3M
6. Jordan Mason Georgia Tech Vikings RB $2.3M
7. Trey Benson Florida State Cardinals RB $1.4M
8. A.J. Dillon Boston College Eagles RB $1.2M
9. Ty Chandler North Carolina Vikings RB $1.2M
10. Will Shipley Clemson Eagles RB $1.1M
11. Isaac Guerendo Louisville 49ers RB $1.1M
12. Bhayshul Tuten Virginia Tech Jaguars RB $1.1M
13. Zonovan Knight North Carolina State Cardinals RB $1M
14. Sean Tucker Syracuse Buccaneers RB $1M
15. British Brooks North Carolina Texans RB $973.8K
16. Brashard Smith SMU Chiefs RB $876.9K
17. LeQuint Allen Syracuse Jaguars RB $875.2K

Big 12

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. David Montgomery Iowa State Lions RB $8.3M
2. Chuba Hubbard Oklahoma State Panthers RB $5.8M
3. Jaylen Warren Oklahoma State Steelers RB $5.3M
4. Breece Hall Iowa State Jets RB $4.3M
5. Rachaad White Arizona State Buccaneers RB $3.6M
6. Justice Hill Oklahoma State Ravens RB $2.4M
7. Jerome Ford Cincinnati Browns RB $1.8M
8. Kendre Miller TCU Saints RB $1.5M
9. Kene Nwangwu Iowa State Jets RB $1.4M
10. RJ Harvey UCF Broncos RB $1.3M
11. Tyler Allgeier BYU Falcons RB $1.2M
12. Cam Skattebo Arizona State Giants RB $1.1M
13. Sione Vaki Utah Lions RB $1.1M
14. Emari Demercado TCU Cardinals RB $1M
15. Chris Brooks BYU Packers RB $1M
16. DJ Giddens Kansas State Colts RB $949.7K
17. Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State Dolphins RB $908.2K
18. Devin Neal Kansas Saints RB $902.8K
19. Tahj Brooks Texas Tech Bengals RB $901.3K
20. Jacory Croskey-Merritt Arizona Commanders RB $866.4K

Big Ten

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin Colts RB $15.4M
2. Saquon Barkley Penn State Eagles RB $6.7M
3. Alec Ingold Wisconsin Dolphins FB $4.8M
4. Kenneth Walker Michigan State Seahawks RB $2.7M
5. JK Dobbins Ohio State Broncos RB $2.1M
6. TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State Patriots RB $2M
7. Ty Johnson Maryland Bills RB $2M
8. Zach Charbonnet UCLA Seahawks RB $1.9M
9. Dare Ogunbowale Wisconsin Texans RB $1.8M
10. Raheem Mostert Purdue Raiders RB $1.6M
11. Blake Corum Michigan Rams RB $1.3M
12. Miles Sanders Penn State Cowboys RB $1.2M
13. Kaleb Johnson Iowa Steelers RB $1.2M
14. Bucky Irving Oregon Buccaneers RB $1.1M
15. Isiah Pacheco Rutgers Chiefs RB $1.1M
16. Chase Brown Illinois Bengals RB $1.1M
17. Hassan Haskins Michigan Rams RB $1.1M
18. Woody Marks Southern California Texans RB $1.1M
19. Braelon Allen Wisconsin Jets RB $1.1M
20. Ben VanSumeren Michigan State Eagles FB $1.1M
21. Tyler Goodson Iowa Colts RB $1M
22. Tyrone Tracy Purdue Giants RB $1M
23. Jordan James Oregon 49ers RB $949.9K
24. Kalel Mullings Michigan Titans RB $899.6K
25. Kyle Monangai Rutgers Bears RB $875.9K
26. Nate Carter Michigan State Falcons RB $849.3K

C-USA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Jones UTEP Vikings RB $6.8M

FCS

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Juszczyk Harvard 49ers FB $2.5M
2. Patrick Ricard Maine Ravens FB $1.4M
3. Julius Chestnut Sacred Heart Titans RB $1.1M
4. Hunter Luepke North Dakota State Cowboys FB $1M
5. Jaleel McLaughlin Youngstown State Broncos RB $1M
6. Isaiah Davis South Dakota State Jets RB $1M
7. Dylan Laube New Hampshire Raiders RB $998.8K

Independent

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyren Williams Notre Dame Rams RB $6.3M

MAC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nick Bellore Central Michigan Commanders FB $2M
2. Kareem Hunt Toledo Chiefs RB $1.5M
3. Reggie Gilliam Toledo Bills FB $1.3M

MWC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ashton Jeanty Boise State Raiders RB $6.5M
2. Jeremy McNichols Boise State Commanders RB $1.2M
3. Scott Matlock Boise State Rams FB $1.1M
4. George Holani Boise State Seahawks RB $960K

SEC

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh Jacobs Alabama Packers RB $11.3M
2. Alvin Kamara Tennessee Saints RB $10.1M
3. D'Andre Swift Georgia Bears RB $9.3M
4. Derrick Henry Alabama Ravens RB $8.5M
5. Bijan Robinson Texas Falcons RB $6M
6. Rhamondre Stevenson Oklahoma Patriots RB $5.5M
7. Najee Harris Alabama Rams RB $5.3M
8. Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama Lions RB $4.9M
9. James Cook Georgia Bills RB $3.5M
10. Rico Dowdle South Carolina Panthers RB $2.7M
11. Nick Chubb Georgia Texans RB $2.3M
12. Brian Robinson Alabama 49ers RB $2.2M
13. Samaje Perine Oklahoma Bengals RB $1.6M
14. Devon Achane Texas A&M Dolphins RB $1.5M
15. Tank Bigsby Auburn Jaguars RB $1.5M
16. Dameon Pierce Florida Texans RB $1.3M
17. Zamir White Georgia Raiders RB $1.3M
18. Roschon Johnson Texas Bears RB $1.2M
19. Andrew Beck Texas Jets FB $1.2M
20. Jaylen Wright Tennessee Dolphins RB $1.2M
21. Ray Davis Kentucky Bills RB $1.1M
22. Trevor Etienne Georgia Panthers RB $1.1M
23. Jarquez Hunter Auburn Rams RB $1.1M
24. Dylan Sampson Tennessee Browns RB $1.1M
25. Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky Commanders RB $1M
26. Tyler Badie Missouri Broncos RB $968.8K
27. Jaydon Blue Texas Cowboys RB $951.1K
28. Josh Williams LSU Buccaneers RB $845K
29. Raheim Sanders South Carolina Browns RB $840K

Sun Belt

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Elijah Mitchell Louisiana-Lafayette Chiefs RB $1.8M
2. Rasheen Ali Marshall Ravens RB $1M

Alabama

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh Jacobs Alabama Packers RB $11.3M
2. Derrick Henry Alabama Ravens RB $8.5M
3. Najee Harris Alabama Rams RB $5.3M
4. Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama Lions RB $4.9M
5. Brian Robinson Alabama 49ers RB $2.2M

Arizona

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jacory Croskey-Merritt Arizona Commanders RB $866.4K

Arizona State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rachaad White Arizona State Buccaneers RB $3.6M
2. Cam Skattebo Arizona State Giants RB $1.1M

Auburn

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tank Bigsby Auburn Jaguars RB $1.5M
2. Jarquez Hunter Auburn Rams RB $1.1M

BYU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tyler Allgeier BYU Falcons RB $1.2M
2. Chris Brooks BYU Packers RB $1M

Boise State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ashton Jeanty Boise State Raiders RB $6.5M
2. Jeremy McNichols Boise State Commanders RB $1.2M
3. Scott Matlock Boise State Rams FB $1.1M
4. George Holani Boise State Seahawks RB $960K

Boston College

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. A.J. Dillon Boston College Eagles RB $1.2M

Central Michigan

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Nick Bellore Central Michigan Commanders FB $2M

Cincinnati

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jerome Ford Cincinnati Browns RB $1.8M

Clemson

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Travis Etienne Clemson Jaguars RB $6.2M
2. Will Shipley Clemson Eagles RB $1.1M

East Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Keaton Mitchell East Carolina Ravens RB $1M

Florida

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dameon Pierce Florida Texans RB $1.3M

Florida Atlantic

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic Giants RB $6.3M

Florida State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Trey Benson Florida State Cardinals RB $1.4M

Fort Valley State University

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Emanuel Wilson Fort Valley State University Packers RB $1M

Georgia

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. D'Andre Swift Georgia Bears RB $9.3M
2. James Cook Georgia Bills RB $3.5M
3. Nick Chubb Georgia Texans RB $2.3M
4. Zamir White Georgia Raiders RB $1.3M
5. Trevor Etienne Georgia Panthers RB $1.1M

Georgia Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jordan Mason Georgia Tech Vikings RB $2.3M

Harvard

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyle Juszczyk Harvard 49ers FB $2.5M

Illinois

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chase Brown Illinois Bengals RB $1.1M

Iowa

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kaleb Johnson Iowa Steelers RB $1.2M
2. Tyler Goodson Iowa Colts RB $1M

Iowa State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. David Montgomery Iowa State Lions RB $8.3M
2. Breece Hall Iowa State Jets RB $4.3M
3. Kene Nwangwu Iowa State Jets RB $1.4M

Kansas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Devin Neal Kansas Saints RB $902.8K

Kansas State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. DJ Giddens Kansas State Colts RB $949.7K

Kentucky

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ray Davis Kentucky Bills RB $1.1M
2. Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky Commanders RB $1M

Kutztown University

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Craig Reynolds Kutztown University Lions RB $1.2M

LSU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Josh Williams LSU Buccaneers RB $845K

Louisiana-Lafayette

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Elijah Mitchell Louisiana-Lafayette Chiefs RB $1.8M

Louisville

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Isaac Guerendo Louisville 49ers RB $1.1M

Maine

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Patrick Ricard Maine Ravens FB $1.4M

Marshall

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rasheen Ali Marshall Ravens RB $1M

Maryland

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Ty Johnson Maryland Bills RB $2M

Memphis

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tony Pollard Memphis Titans RB $8.5M
2. Antonio Gibson Memphis Patriots RB $4.5M
3. Kenneth Gainwell Memphis Steelers RB $1.8M

Michigan

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Blake Corum Michigan Rams RB $1.3M
2. Hassan Haskins Michigan Rams RB $1.1M
3. Kalel Mullings Michigan Titans RB $899.6K

Michigan State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kenneth Walker Michigan State Seahawks RB $2.7M
2. Ben VanSumeren Michigan State Eagles FB $1.1M
3. Nate Carter Michigan State Falcons RB $849.3K

Missouri

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tyler Badie Missouri Broncos RB $968.8K

New Hampshire

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Dylan Laube New Hampshire Raiders RB $998.8K

North Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Omarion Hampton North Carolina Rams RB $3.2M
2. Javonte Williams North Carolina Cowboys RB $3M
3. Ty Chandler North Carolina Vikings RB $1.2M
4. British Brooks North Carolina Texans RB $973.8K

North Carolina State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zonovan Knight North Carolina State Cardinals RB $1M

North Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Hunter Luepke North Dakota State Cowboys FB $1M

Notre Dame

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kyren Williams Notre Dame Rams RB $6.3M

Ohio State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. JK Dobbins Ohio State Broncos RB $2.1M
2. TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State Patriots RB $2M

Oklahoma

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rhamondre Stevenson Oklahoma Patriots RB $5.5M
2. Samaje Perine Oklahoma Bengals RB $1.6M

Oklahoma State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Chuba Hubbard Oklahoma State Panthers RB $5.8M
2. Jaylen Warren Oklahoma State Steelers RB $5.3M
3. Justice Hill Oklahoma State Ravens RB $2.4M
4. Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State Dolphins RB $908.2K

Oregon

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bucky Irving Oregon Buccaneers RB $1.1M
2. Jordan James Oregon 49ers RB $949.9K

Penn State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Saquon Barkley Penn State Eagles RB $6.7M
2. Miles Sanders Penn State Cowboys RB $1.2M

Pittsburgh

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. James Conner Pittsburgh Cardinals RB $6.5M

Purdue

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Raheem Mostert Purdue Raiders RB $1.6M
2. Tyrone Tracy Purdue Giants RB $1M

Rutgers

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Isiah Pacheco Rutgers Chiefs RB $1.1M
2. Kyle Monangai Rutgers Bears RB $875.9K

SMU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Brashard Smith SMU Chiefs RB $876.9K

Sacred Heart

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Julius Chestnut Sacred Heart Titans RB $1.1M

South Carolina

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Rico Dowdle South Carolina Panthers RB $2.7M
2. Raheim Sanders South Carolina Browns RB $840K

South Dakota State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Isaiah Davis South Dakota State Jets RB $1M

Southern California

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Woody Marks Southern California Texans RB $1.1M

Stanford

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Christian McCaffrey Stanford 49ers RB $8.4M

Syracuse

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sean Tucker Syracuse Buccaneers RB $1M
2. LeQuint Allen Syracuse Jaguars RB $875.2K

TCU

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kendre Miller TCU Saints RB $1.5M
2. Emari Demercado TCU Cardinals RB $1M

Tennessee

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Alvin Kamara Tennessee Saints RB $10.1M
2. Jaylen Wright Tennessee Dolphins RB $1.2M
3. Dylan Sampson Tennessee Browns RB $1.1M

Texas

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bijan Robinson Texas Falcons RB $6M
2. Roschon Johnson Texas Bears RB $1.2M
3. Andrew Beck Texas Jets FB $1.2M
4. Jaydon Blue Texas Cowboys RB $951.1K

Texas A&M

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Devon Achane Texas A&M Dolphins RB $1.5M

Texas Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Tahj Brooks Texas Tech Bengals RB $901.3K

Toledo

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Kareem Hunt Toledo Chiefs RB $1.5M
2. Reggie Gilliam Toledo Bills FB $1.3M

UCF

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. RJ Harvey UCF Broncos RB $1.3M

UCLA

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Zach Charbonnet UCLA Seahawks RB $1.9M

UTEP

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Aaron Jones UTEP Vikings RB $6.8M

Utah

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Sione Vaki Utah Lions RB $1.1M

Virginia Tech

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Bhayshul Tuten Virginia Tech Jaguars RB $1.1M

Western State College Colorado

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Austin Ekeler Western State College Colorado Commanders RB $5M

Wisconsin

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin Colts RB $15.4M
2. Alec Ingold Wisconsin Dolphins FB $4.8M
3. Dare Ogunbowale Wisconsin Texans RB $1.8M
4. Braelon Allen Wisconsin Jets RB $1.1M

Youngstown State

Name College NFL Pos Salary
1. Jaleel McLaughlin Youngstown State Broncos RB $1M